Support for Data Sources

You can now use the following data source in IBM® Cognos®: Microsoft Analysis Services 2008

For information about this data source, see Microsoft Analysis Services Data Sources.

You can now create packages for SAP BW data sources in IBM Cognos. For more information, see SAP BW Packages. You can also edit the packages in IBM Cognos. You can also set the maximum number of objects that can be used in a SAP BW package. For more information, see Set the Maximum Number of Objects Used in SAP BW Packages.

For data sources that can have packages created in IBM Cognos, you can select which data sources can be used to create a package. For more information, see Select Which Data Sources Can Be Used to Create a Package. You can also control which users can create packages. See Set Entry-Specific Capabilities.

Users can now manage their own data source credentials. They can also choose to have their data source credentials remembered so they do not have to be entered every time. For more information, see Manage Your Own Data Source Credentials.

You can now view the data sources used by a package. For more information, see Packages.